This page documents the confirmation process for Cabinet nominees of Joe Biden's administration. [25] Other academics, such as Lawrence Douglas in his book Will He Go? Washington, DC 20500, A three-part plan delivers on President Bidens promise to cancel $10,000 of student debt for low- to middle-income borrowers. A nomination for Secretary of Agriculture is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. [59], The White House chief of staff has traditionally been the highest-ranking staff employee of the White House. A nomination for Secretary of Transportation is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. A nomination for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. A three-part plan delivers on President Bidens promise to cancel $10,000 of student debt for low- to middle-income borrowers. Among the complaints are allegations Levy violated the states One Day Rest in Seven Act, working dishwashers for 35 days straight. The nomination of a secretary-designate is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. This lack of information exchange can cause delays as cargo moves from one part of the supply chain to another, driving up costs and increasing goods movement fragility. Avril Haines, national security and foreign policy, former principal deputy national security adviser and deputy director of the CIA. Biden altered his cabinet structure, elevating the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers,[1] director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy[2] and ambassador to the United Nations as Cabinet-level positions. Two Republican senators are placing a Biden cabinet official on notice. [79] It was also reported that Biden will nominate former Chair of the Federal Reserve Janet Yellen to be Treasury Secretary. Pell Grant recipients are more than 60% of the borrower population. A typical single public school teacher with an undergraduate degree (making $44,000 a year) would pay only $56 a month on their loans, compared to the $197 they pay now under the most recent income-driven repayment plan, for annual savings of nearly $1,700. December 18: The Acting Secretary of Defense surprises the Biden transition team with a "mutually agreed to" suspension of contacts until January. More information on claiming relief will be available to borrowers in the coming weeks.Borrowers can sign up to be notified when this information is available at StudentAid.gov/debtrelief. Biden pledged a larger federal government response to the pandemic than Donald Trump, akin to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal following the Great Depression. After that, they head to Chicago to highlight successful apprenticeship programs offeringpathways to good-paying jobs at an event featuring Aon, a company long involved in apprenticeship programs in partnership with the Chicago ApprenticeNetwork and the Business Roundtable. [118], Except for those noted, the transition team was announced on September 5. The Cabinet; Executive Offices The Biden-Harris Administration is taking actions that show how creating jobs and addressing climate change can and must go hand in hand. According to a Department of Education analysis, the typical undergraduate student with loans now graduates with nearly $25,000 in debt. But the existing versions of these plans are too complex and too limited. As a result, millions of borrowers who might benefit from them do not sign up, and the millions who do sign up are still often left with unmanageable monthly payments.To address these concerns and follow through on Congress original vision for income-driven repayment, the Department of Education is proposing a rule to do the following: These reforms would simplify loan repayment and deliver significant savings to low- and middle-income borrowers. Hearst Television participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. The Biden-Harris Administration will correct these wrongs and use every tool at its disposal to eliminate all lead service lines and remediate lead paint. Unlike previous presidential transitions, which normally take place during the roughly 10-week period between the election in the first week of November and the inauguration on January 20, Biden's presidential transition was shortened somewhat because the General Services [119], In addition to the roughly $6 million in federal funding the transition received, it raised $22.1 million in private contributions. Ambassador to the United Nations (announced November 24)[89], John KerryU.S. This position was previously in the Cabinet from 2009 to 2017. [7][8] Separately, Biden was denied daily classified national security briefings[9][10][11] until the Trump administration approved Biden's receiving such briefings on November 24.[12]. Biden has announced he will elevate three positions to Cabinet-level, while removing the director of the Central Intelligence Agency.[44]. Administration to focus efforts on seniors and high-risk communities. In particular, the Presidents Order committed to expand opportunities for the offshore wind industry. FLOW is designed to support businesses throughout the supply chain and improve accuracy of information from end-to-end for a more resilient supply chain. Before naming any White House staff or cabinet appointments, Biden announced that he will appoint a COVID-19 task force, co-chaired by former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner David Kessler and Yale University epidemiologist Professor Marcella Nunez-Smith, to replace the previous White House Coronavirus Task Force.[68][69]. Meetings between the transition team and the administration began with the formation of two councils in May 2020,[48][49] around the time the former vice president had clinched the Democratic nomination. His planned executive orders include: In addition to these executive orders, President-elect Biden plans to issue a large number of executive orders on day one relating to climate change,[116] and cancel several health care policies put in place by the Trump administration including Medicaid work requirements, short-term health plans, Obamacare funding cuts, Title X abortion referral restrictions, and the Mexico City Policy, as well as reinstating Planned Parenthood funding and restoring LGBTQ regulations. Josh Aniceto streaked down the court in the final seconds on Wednesday in Bolingbrook. The industry will also spawn new supply chains that stretch into Americas heartland, as illustrated by the 10,000 tons of domestic steel that workers in Alabama and West Virginia are supplying to a Texas shipyard where Dominion Energy is building the Nations first Jones Act compliant wind turbine installation vessel. Starting in the summer of 2023, borrowers will be able to allow the Department of Education to automatically pull their income information year after year, avoiding the hassle of needing to recertify their income annually.Ensuring Public Servants Receive Credit Toward Loan ForgivenessBorrowers working in public service are entitled to earn credit toward debt relief under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. [5] By March 2021, a pick-up in the first half of the month brought confirmations close to pace. President Biden believes that a post-high school education should be a ticket to a middle-class life, but for too many, the cost of borrowing for college is a lifelong burden that deprives them of that opportunity. [58], His staff role as Science Advisor to the President does not require Senate confirmation, and he began the role on January 25, 2021. [117] President-elect Biden also stated he would urge all Americans to wear a mask for the first 100 days of his presidency in an effort to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. The first Cabinet or Cabinet-level position appointee announced by Biden was White House chief of staff Ron Klain. For example: For each of these borrowers, their balances would not grow as long as they are making their monthly payments, and their remaining debt would be forgiven after they make the required number of qualifying payments.Further, the Department of Education will make it easier for borrowers who enroll in this new plan to stay enrolled. November 7: Election is called for Biden. [64], Cabinet of President Joe Biden in July 2021. Opt in to send and receive text messages from President Biden. After the media projected Biden to win the election, and as Trump refused to concede, the current GSA administrator, Trump appointee Emily W. Murphy, refused to sign a letter of authorization. Please enable JavaScript to use this feature. [62] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, much of the work was done over Zoom. Reversing President Trump's planned withdrawal from the, Barring anyone in his administration from influencing any, Freezing so-called midnight regulations that have not taken place by January 20, Teresa Romero, incumbent president of the, Lonnie Stephenson, incumbent international president of the. Joe Biden received 306 electoral votes compared to Trump's 232 electoral votes, with 270 needed to win the presidency. 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A nomination for Secretary of Veterans Affairs is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. You have JavaScript disabled. This page was last edited on 7 December 2022, at 14:20. Contact the President, Vice President, get help with a Federal Agency, or ask a question about WhiteHouse.gov. Several working groups were set up in late September and early October. Most of these plans cancel a borrowers remaining debt once they make 20 years of monthly payments. PN78-1 Lloyd James Austin Department of Defense, "Biden picks retired general Lloyd Austin to run Pentagon", PN78-7 Merrick Brian Garland Department of Justice, "Biden to name Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general", "Sources: Lujan Grisham offered, turned down Interior post", PN78-11 Debra Anne Haaland Department of the Interior, "Biden picks Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) to be first Native American interior secretary", PN78-22 Thomas J. 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President Joe Biden has assembled, by some accounts, a history-making Cabinet: If all members are approved, it will be the most diverse array of presidential counselors ever. H.R. Please enable JavaScript to use this feature. These changes allow eligible borrowers to gain additional credit toward forgiveness, even if they had been told previously that they had the wrong loan type.The Department of Education also has proposed regulatory changes to ensure more effective implementation of the PSLF program moving forward. [16][17] For this reason, many pundits and editorial writers would insist that Biden would need to win by a landslide to prevent Trump from challenging the result. The agency has re-established the enforcement unit in the Office of Federal Student Aid and it is holding accreditors feet to the fire. [73] On November 17, Mike Donilon was named Senior Advisor to the President, Jen O'Malley Dillon was named deputy chief of staff, Steve Ricchetti was named Counselor to the President, Cedric Richmond was named Senior Advisor to the President of the United States and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, and Dana Remus was named Counsel to the President. H.R. A nomination for Secretary of Homeland Security is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. Supply chain stakeholders deserve reliable, predictable, and accurate information about goods movement and FLOW will test the idea that cooperation on foundational freight digital infrastructure is in the interest of both public and private parties. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate(announced November 24)[89], Lisa MonacoDeputy Attorney General (announced January 7)[107], Dr. Vivek MurthySurgeon General(announced December 7)[84], Dr. Rochelle WalenskyDirector of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(announced December 7)[84], Dr. Marcella Nunez-SmithChair of the COVID-19 Equity Task Force(announced December 7)[84], Dr. Anthony FauciChief Medical Advisor to the President(announced December 7)[84], Dr. Francis CollinsDirector of the National Institutes of Health(announced January 16)[108], Bhavya Lal was appointed as the Acting Chief of Staff for NASA at the White House. [49][60], Biden began to appoint transition staff in May 2020, chaired by former Delaware Senator Ted Kaufman. Acting Director and Deputy Director of the. December 14: The Electoral College formally elects Biden as president and Harris as vice president. 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The Department of Education also proposed to ensure the rules work better for non-tenured instructors whose colleges need to calculate their full-time employment.To ensure borrowers are aware of the temporary changes, the White House has launched four PSLF Days of Action dedicated to borrowers in specific sectors: government employees, educators, healthcare workers and first responders, and non-profit employees. [28] The only one of the more than sixty cases which had not been dismissed out of hand was about late-arriving mail-in ballots. In fact, the Department just withdrew authorization for the accreditor that oversaw schools responsible for some of the worst for-profit scandals. 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW In September, the Biden-Harris administration launched theApprenticeship Ambassador Initiative, a national network ofmore than 200employers and industry organizations, labor organizations, educators, workforce intermediaries and community-based organizations committed to strengthening and diversifying registered apprenticeship. The Biden transition made $24 million in expenditures. Biden became the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party for president in April 2020, and formally accepted the nomination the following August. [7][34], Murphy refused to sign a letter (the "ascertainment" determination) allowing Biden's transition team to formally begin work to facilitate an orderly transition of power. With FLOW, the Biden Administration will play a leadership role in bringing companies together to problem solve for the American people. WASHINGTON First lady Jill Biden will visit Chicago and Rolling Meadows Monday to kick off National Apprenticeship Week with Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, the White House announced Thursday. The purpose of the trip, the White House said, is to highlight the Biden administrations commitment to strengthening our economy and building pathways to good-paying jobs through registered apprenticeships and career-connected learning.. [76], On November 22, 2020, Bloomberg News and the New York Times reported that Biden had selected Tony Blinken as his nominee for Secretary of State. A nomination for Secretary of the Treasury is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Finance Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. [61] Further staff were announced in September. The Biden Administration will continue to use all of the tools at its disposal to address the epidemic of gun violence. Workers file dozens of complaints against Levy Restaurants. Further co-chairs joined the team alongside Kaufman in September. Please enable JavaScript to use this feature. The Cabinet's creation was part of the transition of power following the 2020 United States presidential election. Biden's announced nominee, retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, required a congressional waiver to be granted under the National Security Act of 1947 before he was confirmed.[15]. 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Thanks to the American Rescue Plan, this debt relief will not be treated as taxable income for the federal income tax purposes.To help ensure a smooth transition back to repayment, the Department of Education is extending the student loan pause a final time through December 31, 2022. All permanent members of the Cabinet of the United States as heads of executive departments require the advice and consent of the United States Senate following appointment by the president before taking office. DOI action to unlock deployment potential: Massive supply chain benefits of deploying offshore wind energy at scale: 2050 implications of meeting the 2030 goal: Next Post: Approaching Policy with Equity in Mind, https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/03/29/fact-sheet-biden-administration-jumpstarts-offshore-wind-energy-projects-to-create-jobs/?utm_source=link, Office of the United States Trade Representative, Advance ambitious wind energy projects to create good-paying, union jobs, Investing in American infrastructure to strengthen the domestic supply chain and deploy offshore wind energy. Joe Biden is a Democrat who serves as the 46th president of the United States. The Biden-Harris Administration is laser focused and creative in identifying ways to speed up the movement of goods from ships to shelves and cut costs for American consumers. Due to the tied vote in committee, a discharge petition was required to bring Becerra's nomination to the floor, which passed 5148 on March 11, 2021. Borrowers who meet those income standards but did not receive a Pell Grant in college can receive up to $10,000 in loan relief. When the presidents Cabinet meets, its members sit around a mahogany conference table. Sens. The following cabinet positions are listed in order of their creation (also used as the basis for the United States presidential line of succession). A nomination for Secretary of State is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Foreign Relations Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. A typical nurse (making $77,000 a year) who is married with two kids would pay only $61 a month on their undergraduate loans, compared to the $295 they pay now under the most recent income-driven repayment plan, for annual savings of more than $2,800. The chief of staff is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the president; it does not require Senate confirmation. [6] Biden is the first president since Ronald Reagan in 1981 to have all of his original Cabinet secretary nominees confirmed to their posts.[7]. FLOW will be able to address issues such as ensuring early return dates are consistent across partners, measuring more accurate chassis availability and understanding aggregate dwell time throughout the supply chain. The vice presidency is exceptional in that the position requires an election to office pursuant to the United States Constitution. The agency will also propose a rule to hold career programs accountable for leaving their graduates with mountains of debt they cannot repay, a rule the previous Administration repealed.Building off of these efforts, the Department of Education is announcing new actions to hold accountable colleges that have contributed to the student debt crisis. Currently, real retail inventories excluding autos are six percent higher than at the end of 2019 and products at grocery and drug stores are 90 percent in stock, just 1 percentage point below pre-pandemic levels. You can find out other information about the temporary changes on PSLF.gov. Borrowers who are dependent students will be eligible for relief based on parental income, rather than their own income.If all borrowers claim the relief they are entitled to, these actions will: The Department of Education will work quickly and efficiently to set up a simple application process for borrowers to claim relief. The Administration is also focused on addressing the longer-term weaknesses in our nations supply chains, the result of decades of underinvestment, outsourcing, and offshoring instead of investment in long-term security, sustainability, and resilience. Which exact positions that are considered to be cabinet-level varies with each president. Building on Ongoing Supply Chain AchievementsThe FLOW initiative builds on previous successes of the Biden-Harris Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force to ensure cargo is getting from ship to shelf, including: We'll be in touch with the latest information on how President Biden and his administration are working for the American people, as well as ways you can get involved and help our country build back better. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) is now making a generational investment in our ports, highways, and other parts of our physical infrastructure, which will help speed up the movement of goods and lower costs. The President is announcing that the Department of Education will: Provide Targeted Debt Relief, Fulfilling the Presidents Campaign CommitmentTo address the financial harms of the pandemic for low- and middle-income borrowers and avoid defaults as loan repayment restarts next year, the Department of Education will provide up to $20,000 in loan relief to borrowers with loans held by the Department of Education whose individual income is less than $125,000 ($250,000 for married couples) and who received a Pell Grant. From administration to administration, there is some variation in who sits at the table, based on positions that are given Cabinet-level status. "[71] Anthony Fauci confirmed on November 25 that he expected to begin working with the Biden transition team soon. On November 7, 2020, it was announced that Democrat Joe Biden defeated the incumbent president, Donald Trump, in the 2020 presidential election. Nonetheless, GSA administrator Emily Murphy, a Trump appointee, waited until November 23 to issue the "ascertainment" letter declaring Biden the "apparent winner"[5][6] on the basis that Trump still disputed the election result. Supporting critical research and development and data-sharing. Governor Tim Walz today marked the official opening of the states new COVID-19 saliva testing lab in Oakdale, Minnesota. The skyrocketing cumulative federal student loan debt$1.6 trillion and rising for more than 45 million borrowersis a significant burden on Americas middle class. These include publishing an annual watch list of the programs with the worst debt levels in the country, so that students registering for the next academic year can steer clear of programs with poor outcomes. Federal leadership, in close coordination with states and in partnership with the private sector, unions and other key stakeholders, is needed to catalyze the deployment of offshore wind at scale. 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Workers at United Center allege labor abuse, demand Levy Restaurants follow the law. Biden's transition team, led by Ted Kaufman, had already been announced on June 20. Biden is the first president since Ronald Reagan in 1981 to have all of his original Cabinet secretary nominees confirmed to their posts. Opt in to send and receive text messages from President Biden. These different actors have made great strides in digitizing their own internal operations, but they do not always exchange information with each other. [18][19][20] Trump's preemptive accusations of fraud led some people to consider what would happen if he should lose by a margin less than a landslide. Washington, DC 20500, Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW) Will Speed Up Delivery Times and Reduce Consumer CostsWhite House to Host Launch Event Today with Key Industry Stakeholders. August 2020: Biden and California Senator. [23], Rosa Brooks, who worked in the Department of Defense during the Obama administration, co-founded the Transition Integrity Project (TIP), which in June 2020 ran a series of "wargaming" exercises to explore potential election and transition scenarios. [72], On November 11, Biden announced his choice of Ron Klain, formerly his chief of staff during his vice presidency, to serve as White House chief of staff. Those who have served less than 10 years may now more easily get credit for their service to date toward eventual forgiveness. Biden also pledged to invoke the Defense Production Act more aggressively than Trump in order to build up supplies, as well as the mobilization of up to 100,000 Americans for a "public health jobs corps" of contact tracers to help track and prevent outbreaks. The president may also designate heads of other agencies and non-Senate-confirmed members of the Executive Office of the President as Cabinet-level members of the Cabinet. The presidential transition of Joe Biden began on November 7, 2020 and ended on January 20, 2021. Chief Counsel for China Trade Enforcement, Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the Administrator of the. [46] In the letter Murphy called the Act "vague", recommended Congress "consider amendments to the Act" to improve the standard it sets for post-election allocation of resources, and described threats she had allegedly received pressuring her to act.[47]. The student debt burden also falls disproportionately on Black borrowers. Joe Biden's immigration policy is primarily based on reversing many of the immigration policies of the previous Trump administration.During his first day in office, Biden reversed many of Trump's policies on immigration, such as halting the construction of the Mexican border wall, ending Trump's travel ban restricting travel from 14 countries, and an executive order to reaffirm Nomination withdrawal announced on March 2, 2021, and officially submitted to the Senate on March 25, 2021. A nomination for Secretary of Defense is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Armed Services Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. Murphy's withholding of the letter also blocked President-elect Biden's transition team from accessing several million dollars in federal transition funds for salaries and other costs, establishing government email addresses, and working with the Office of Government Ethics on required financial disclosure and conflict-of-interest forms for incoming nominees. After that, most sources described him as the president-elect. He was a kid on a mission. [127], Transfer of presidential power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden, Preparations for potential disputed election, Vice President-elect of the United States, Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010, continued to falsely insist that he had won, storming and vandalizing the Capitol building, Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election, Post-election lawsuits related to the 2020 United States presidential election, Republican reactions to Donald Trump's claims of 2020 election fraud, Emily W. 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That has left many students from low- and middle-income families with no choice but to borrow if they want to get a degree. Twenty years after first enrolling in school, the typical Black borrower who started college in the 1995-96 school year still owed 95% of their original student debt.Today, President Biden is announcing a three-part plan to provide more breathing room to Americas working families as they continue to recover from the strains associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. To take the first step toward addressing this challenge, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing the launch of Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW), an information sharing initiative to pilot key freight information exchange between parts of the goods movement supply chain. Washington, DC 20500, Interior, Energy, Commerce, and Transportation Departments Announce New Leasing, Funding, and Development Goals to Accelerate and Deploy Offshore Wind Energy and Jobs. The principles of the pilot include the following: it is a voluntary, secure national exchange for freight information, it is available to participants who share data, and it is sustained by supply chain operational improvement.For additional interested parties, the Biden-Harris Administration is launching a webpage to gauge additional stakeholder interest in supporting foundational freight infrastructure:While starting with a limited pilot, DOT wants to hear from others who are interested in engaging as part of FLOW as a participant as the initiative grows. First Lady Jill Biden visits Chicago and Rolling Meadows on Monday. [40] Four former Secretaries of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge, Michael Chertoff, Janet Napolitano, and Jeh Johnson, called upon Murphy to initiate the transition, writing in a joint statement: "Our country is in the middle of twin crises: a global pandemic and a severe economic downturn. Nearly every Pell Grant recipient came from a family that made less than $60,000 a year, and Pell Grant recipients typically experience more challenges repaying their debt than other borrowers. In order for the Biden transition team to formally begin working with federal agencies, access federal transition funds, and utilize government-provided office space, Biden had to be formally certified as president-elect by the administrator of the General Services Administration. The following have been named as Cabinet appointees by the president of the United States. The Pell Grant program is one of Americas most effective financial aid programsbut its value has been eroded over time. The campaign had an estimated budget of $710million and planned to have a staff of 300 people by early December 2020. He challenged the results in multiple lawsuits in multiple states, none of which resulted in a substantive victory. Before confirmation and during congressional hearings, a high-level career member of an executive department heads this pre-confirmed cabinet on an acting basis. This effort shows a strong and deliberate response by the Administration to tackle this challenge head-on and set the country on the right trajectory for a resilient and globally competitive 21st century goods movement chain. This would be distributed by a "Pandemic Testing Board", also similar to Roosevelt's War Production Board. [21][22] At various points, Trump had called for his attorney general, William Barr, to investigate Biden and his son Hunter, with Trump frequently insisting that his opponent should be in prison. A nomination for Secretary of Education is reviewed during hearings held by the members of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, then presented to the full Senate for a vote. Within one month of the FLOW launch, DOT will launch a web page to gauge industry interest in participation and data sharing for a potential long-term FLOW effort. Below is a list of confirmations for Cabinet positions, Cabinet-level positions, and other significant positions that were approved through the Senate from January 2021 onwards, by a recorded roll-call vote, rather than by a voice vote. The President signed the largest increase to the maximum Pell Grant in over a decade and provided nearly $40 billion to colleges and universities through the American Rescue Plan, much of which was used for emergency student financial aid, allowing students to breathe a little easier.Additionally, the Department of Education has already taken significant steps to strengthen accountability, so that students are not left with mountains of debt with little payoff. An elected vice president does not require Senate confirmation, and the vice president does not serve at the president's pleasure. 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Next Post: Remarks by President Biden at a Democratic National Committee Fundraiser, https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/15/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-new-initiative-to-improve-supply-chain-data-flow/?utm_source=link, Office of the United States Trade Representative. Middle-class borrowers struggle with high monthly payments and ballooning balances that make it harder for them to build wealth, like buying homes, putting away money for retirement, and starting small businesses.For the most vulnerable borrowers, the effects of debt are even more crushing. Under existing federal law and custom, Biden became eligible to receive classified national security briefings when his nomination was formalized at the party's national convention in August 2020. [109][110], Dr. Eric LanderDirector of the Office of Science and Technology Policy(announced January 16)[108], Dr. Alondra NelsonDeputy Director for science and society of the Office of Science and Technology Policy(announced January 16)[108], Dr. Maria ZuberCo-chair of the Presidents Council of Advisors on Science and Technology(announced January 16)[108], Dr. Frances ArnoldCo-chair of the Presidents Council of Advisors on Science and Technology(announced January 16)[108], There was a great deal of resistance to Biden staffers by Trump appointees, and not much cooperation. Biden reportedly offered the position to Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, but she turned it down.[21]. Nominated candidates for Cabinet positions, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Nominated candidates for Cabinet-level positions, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, Administrator of the Small Business Administration, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and Science Advisor to the President, Announced March 2, 2021 (acting director as deputy), Assumed office March 24, 2021 (acting director as deputy). December 9: Election results in every state and D.C. are certified. By refusing to allow the Biden administration transition to proceed, she prevented the incoming administration from obtaining office space, performing background checks on prospective Cabinet nominees, and accessing classified information which might be needed to respond to emergencies that the administration confronts when in office. 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